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The child was snatched from a residential compound on a ranch next to Nairobi National Park, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) said.

Joseph Kabila has reportedly returned to the country after spending two years in South Africa.

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.

Fighting between rival forces resumes in South Sudan, while a full-scale civil war rages in neighbouring Sudan.

The defendants get sentences of up to 66 years after a trial described by a defence lawyer as a farce.

A top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.

A top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.

A top Somali actor is targeted in a revenge killing shortly after making a film warning about such feuds.

World record holder Ruth Chepngetich pulls out of the London Marathon, along with defending champion Peres Jepchirchir.

Inhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.

Inhabitants of Sudan's biggest camp for displaced people have had their lives upturned once again.

Seasoned business executive Tidjane Thiam is named as the candidate for Ivory Coast's main opposition party.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

The US says a new Zambian law is more intrusive than equivalents in many other countries.

Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday after al-Shabab raided the town, saying they had captured it.

Heavy fighting broke out on Wednesday after al-Shabab raided the town, saying they had captured it.

Gabon international Aaron Boupendza has died at the age of 28 after reportedly falling from a building in China.